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recipient

re·cip·i·ent [ ri síppee ənt ]


noun  (plural re·cip·i·ents)
Definition:
 
receiver: somebody or something that receives something



adjective 
Definition:
 
receiving: tending or able to receive

[Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< Latin recipient-, present participle of recipere (see receive)]

re·cip·i·ence noun
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